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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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